I'm a Pokémon Master from School City (by mistake)

"Bi~" "Ming~"

Pidgeot and Swellow grabbed two small Pokémon and flew into the air. They weren't very high, but they illuminated a large area like little suns.

Chiyo also kept an eye on the illuminated areas.

"Buzz~buzz~"

After an unknown amount of time, the demon horde finally began to thin out.

When the last monster was shot down, the night returned to tranquility.

"Is it over?"

Chiyo frowned slightly; something was wrong.

This isn't part of the storyline, and based on my experience from the previous system that prevented me from entering the dream world and the system before that that required me to choose the Naruto world.

Tonight is definitely an important event.

So that's all?

There's no need for this to happen in the middle of the night, is there?

But after waiting a while to make sure there were no monsters in the night sky, Chiyo finally put away her Pokémon.

Available in the next second.

The buzzing sound came from all directions.

'Bees? No! Bees don't come out at night.'

'This isn't a bee, this thing...this thing is the fiercest!'

'It's Naraku!'

Chapter 115 First Encounter with Naraku

'It is Naraku'

If Chiyo remembers correctly, the fighting power of the most powerful poisonous insect is almost negligible.

Although its combat power is terrible, this thing has one characteristic.

It is highly poisonous.

In the anime, Naraku used this move to prevent Miroku from using the Wind Tunnel technique.

Once the main characters have assembled, Naraku's appearance will almost always result in a decisive victory.

"what is this?"

This was the first time Inuyasha had ever seen this kind of insect.

As a descendant of a powerful demon, his highly protective clothing made him completely unafraid of these insects.

But Chiyo couldn't help but care.

She remembered that in the original setting, the most powerful weapon was not known for its fighting prowess, but for its toxins.

At the same time, these venomous insects have a social cooperation mechanism similar to that of ants and bees. The anime does not show how Naraku controls Saimei, but it is possible that he controls a queen bee or something similar and then conveys commands through it.

And so, Saikatsu became Naraku's eyes and ears, as well as his arms to some extent.

It can help him monitor, track, collect, search, etc.

Upon seeing the real insect, Chiyo felt that its appearance was more like the strange red-eyed insects in the anime than the real thing; this thing looked more like an insect like a beetle.

If it's an insect like this.

Their actual combat strength should not be underestimated.

Chiyo has read many fantasy novels. Although she can't apply them all, many protagonists encounter similar insects through their own adventures.

Besides producing special honey and providing scouting, this insect is also an excellent combat helper.

They travel in large groups and are fearless in the face of death.

When the protagonist fights alongside him, even the Heavenly King himself would be skinned alive and wouldn't necessarily be able to escape.

Therefore, Chiyo also believed that Naraku would use Saimyoshō in the same way, rather than simply using it to seal Miroku's abilities.

It's just that it's shown relatively little in anime.

Chiyo quickly formed hand seals, but held back her attack.

"What's going on?" Inuyasha was getting impatient. He looked at the swarm of poisonous insects and yelled, "You stinking rats hiding in the shadows, either get the hell out of here or come out and fight me fair and square! What kind of tricks are you using to hide in the shadows? Do you think I'm afraid of these things?"

"Inuyasha!"

Grandma Feng interrupted directly but did not say anything more.

While Zuimengsheng is indeed not very impressive, she cannot be completely ignored; she is not without ways to deal with him.

But this quantity...

"There must be someone manipulating things behind the scenes," Granny Feng said. "The demon horde just now was one of them."

The person who could command such a large group of monsters to their deaths must be a force to be reckoned with.

"It seems I underestimated you."

A man's voice rang out in the darkness of night; it wasn't exactly sinister, but it certainly wasn't pleasant to hear.

"I originally thought it would be a huge drain on you, but it seems things won't turn out the way I wanted."

"Hmph." Inuyasha was a little provoked, and he tried to rush towards the direction of the sound.

"Kagome! Tell them to sit down!"

"sit down!"

Without the slightest hesitation, Chiyo directly gave Kagome the order.

"Bang~"

Inuyasha then fell face-first into the dirt in a perfectly normal way.

"what!!!!"

Caught off guard, Inuyasha flew into a rage, jumping up and roaring, "You brat! What do you think you're doing?!"

"Don't underestimate them!" Chiyo said. "Can you sense what else is hidden on the other side of that voice?"

Naraku is a cunning and treacherous being. Although I haven't watched the entire series, I've seen the first half.

This person, or rather this half-demon, rarely takes direct action but stays behind the scenes, either sending his clones or instigating other demons to do so.

They always try to stage a scenario where the snipe and the clam fight, and the fisherman benefits.

Furthermore, this person seems to have collected more Shikon Jewel shards than the main characters later on, and it also seems that he was the one who created fake Shikon Jewel shards to deceive people, no, to deceive demons.

In short, he's a complete idiot.

"What exactly do you want?!"

Inuyasha was extremely dissatisfied.

"Wait," Chiyo explained. "Don't respond to anything this guy says, and don't make any moves."

"Grandma Feng must have created a protective barrier for the village's subordinates. As long as we don't go out, she won't be able to do anything to us for the time being."

"So?" Inuyasha retorted, "That's it? Just wait?"

“You don’t have to wait.” Chiyo said without stopping her, “If you think there are absolutely no problems and there’s only one incredibly weak opponent, then go by yourself.”

"I'm not going, no matter what happens to you, I won't go. I'll wait here until dawn."

The tactic of stalling has been used throughout history.

It wasn't a particularly brilliant tactic, but it wasn't a particularly bad one either.

In other words, there is no best or worst tactic; there is only the most practical one based on the current situation.

Chiyo didn't want to go out; the best way to deal with this kind of old man was to stall.

If they can stall until dawn, Naraku will reveal his true form.

The area is surrounded by grass and farmland, making it easy for him to hide something under the cover of night, but difficult during the day.

"Oh~"

As if seeing through Chiyo's thoughts, a figure gradually emerged from the darkness.

He didn't go in, but stood at the very edge of the flickering lights.

"A coward?" Naraku's voice was ambiguous, whether it was sarcastic or something else; his face was obscured beneath his standard baboon fur coat.

But those eyes were unusually sharp.

Even though you can't see Chiyo, you can still feel the ruthlessness and cunning in her eyes.

This made her very uncomfortable.

"Didn't you ever consider the possibility that there might be no ambush here at all?" Naraku retorted. "Is the only person standing here me and Saimyo no Katsuyuki?"

"What are you thinking?" Chiyo countered, "Gambling with my life?"

Chiyo remained unhurried, her gaze seemingly fixed on the distance through Naraku.

"Why should I gamble? The sky won't stay dark forever. Once it gets light, your plan will be ruined."

"Whatever you want to do, I'm not going there."

"Hahaha~" Naraku's laughter was stiff. He laughed for a moment, then stopped and said, "I think you might as well come with me?"

"The Shikon Jewel must be quite attractive to you, right? Just bring the Shikon Jewel to me."

His voice held a seductive tone as he said, "I might be able to grant your wish."

"My wish?" Chiyo couldn't help but smile, though it was a forced smile, but she did manage a smile nonetheless.

She crossed her arms and asked in return, "What do you think my wish is?"

"Alive."

Chapter 116 Reaching the End as a Human

'Alive?'

Naraku's words were strange, so strange that Granny Kaede and Inuyasha looked at Chiyo and then at Naraku with very strange eyes.

There are demons and monsters in this world who are skilled at transformation and disguise.

But no matter how skilled one is at disguising oneself, there are always characteristics that cannot be concealed, such as scent or a peculiar demonic aura.

What did Naraku mean by that?

Is Chiyo someone who died and came back to life? Or is she terminally ill? Or is she some kind of ghost or spirit?

Although they hadn't spent much time together, Inuyasha found Naraku's words truly baffling.

He subdues other demons to serve him and possesses considerable combat power. If one were to try to explain Naraku's words, it would simply be about achieving immortality.

If she really wanted to use the Shikon Jewel to seek immortality, she would have run away with the Shikon Jewel long ago and wouldn't have stayed here.

Granny Kaede also found Naraku's words rather strange, as if they were puzzling, but the look in Chiyo's eyes seemed to have struck a chord with her true inner desires.

This is truly a contradictory situation.

"You rascal!"

Chiyo's face remained expressionless, but her eyes flickered uncertainly, and her words seemed to carry a hint of hesitation as she said, "I'm alive and well, aren't I? Alive? As long as I don't put myself in danger, being alive isn't a big deal, is it?"

"Hehehe~"

Naraku seemed to realize he had grasped something and said, "Is that so? If that were the case, you wouldn't be saying this to me now."

"Don't deny it, you and I are the same kind of people, we once had the same desires."

His voice was seductive: "The look in your eyes when you picked up the Shikon Jewel, the longing in your eyes, only those who, like me, were once trapped in a cage with no tomorrow, can understand."

"Ah~"

After hearing what Naraku said, Chiyo finally realized that Naraku didn't know her true background.